The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

~>>s -. D,~errooss A1m1ooseroeseo
mas Dsas - ~ veesseeA
Nov that certain blatherskitcs q
~ Tustls- = sirchild strip arc seeking |
q Transform the Grand Army Of inc
Republic into Republican partisan
machine. b. assailing President CIeve
lands record for the purpose Of show
Inr thai he b an enemy u the veteran
soldier. Il becomes . patriotic auty %
present the fact 10 the public % tnat
every veteran soldier may appreciate
the inelrAbls sccundrelism o. those
NO would obscure the truth for me
s.ke az partisan endA An Official docu-
usnt has been issued which will en-
Able al who want 20 know the truth
% comprehend a. . glance what NJ
Clsveland's Administration has aone
Tor the Union soldier IN regard 20
pensions and positions
II = stated that ..aninvestigator with
: keen regard for figures has gone over
the statutes Of the United States Fen
sion Bureau. and BY actual count has
made up these statistics regarding me
Pension ONCE business which shea
I clear LIGHT On that part OF President
Cleveland's Administration" These
figures, a to private pension acts. are
81 : character TO silence all adverse
criticism. They force the conclusion
that Mr.. Cleveland has stood ready 20
SIGN every mcritoricus claim Tor pen
s;on. No veteran soldier can con-
template the record for moment with
out realizing that in President Cieve-
land the brave. mcritorious soldier has
: conscientious. infexible friend The
records relating 20 private pension acts
and the employment Of soldiers are =
follows:
General Grant from issD - 1871 inclusive.
,>r1od Of esrhf years. approved - puvets
pens,on acts: HAye< from ISL 70 issi. netu
sive. : p<r1od Of four yearx. approved - PIT
ssrr. from Isa 70 lss. inclusive. period Q
Sour yssrH approved - pension acts; Will
pr.sideut Cleveland nom lsss 70 lss'. inciu
ave. : persod Of only tuo yearA has approves
- private pension acts-
MA i N more than Presidents Grant -
Hayes approved n twelve ye.rA me =. -
90 Presidents 0sraeld and Arthur approves
Prcs,dent Cleveland hss s1so. - begin vits
~,r,c.rted uoro ex-Unfon soldiers - ono
. 49, any cher President He approved Y
!. - Of March r. -. which increased % q
psr molth he pension Of 49, viooss nIno.
a deuendeuf relatives 81 Cnion soldiers
~. ,sse ~. He approved The sct Of Augu'
: lsR which Increased the pension o. NJ
: ersDp,ed ana manned Unien soldiers Of ne -
NJ. he approved the act Of January - -
: which placed upon ths pension rolls o.
!, 1900 survivors and widows q Ne ~ -
= Mexico
Z We challenge the entire Republics
1. party to show the foregoing figures
I IS incorrect. There they stand
\ figures for the people-fgures for q
= veteran soldiers-fgures for the pre-
:. emit and for AL time.
/. But this Is not all The work OF Z
70 Pension Bureau during the past tv
i wears. should be studied BY the peopl
e 4, and By the Union soldier. Here tn
N are:
=. From July 1. .sss. . June % -. ineiusi
- - p~ns;on certincxtes Of Al classes ~
nd issued 81 the Bureau y Penstons
~ From July L fss1 % June % ia -.
st- uenxlon cerriccstes Of Al classes vcre issue
'on = increase Or izo.190 certificates " tAsoF
the nrxt txo years un1cr bcneeEe 49, -.
lie precsding two years under Rspuoliczn ruie.
ith From July l. 10. % June - 80, y !.
90 Va d.sbursed = account q pensions. -
,er Frou Ju,y /. ia % June .. isg1. the-e
IN n,nbursed On account Of pens,ons VI ~ ~
Ee- SHOWING N Increase Of es.6iS.0s6 - for ne
&c two years under . Democrats A1mnistrs
ever the las. tuo years under k-puone>n
r. 3. Iuiv 1 lssa there we're sc1sss pens;o'
ppi =. - mia On July l. fssS. there were Y
me she rolls sc.8S pensioners being snet iners
all - the rolls during the last no years unoer
her publicSn rule Of l1.fE-
o. The frss day Of July. -. there vere 3
un- che rolls suk0O pensioners-unomciei- ~
CO.. Loo est-uase-or : net gam q ne rolls ~
gin ne nrss tw0 years under Democrats - ~
lion a ~ - : net rain Of - 20 the rolls o.
} of - erss TO yezrs Of President ClevelA
.dex Admfnistrasso1 over The last TOO years Of
1uef tdert Arfhur's ADMINISTRATION
onal Dur1nR the nscal year endlng June y.
the ~ - certificates Of AL classes we're 10
- ne Burcau OF Pensions Of which 5Alst
ton s-cr1r4n.1r' being SOFT IN excess % the hig
the runber ever before issued n The history q
viz bureau
'ssns With such facts and figures il u
. 4; comment Is not required-they sp
o. for themselves Partisan malig
~ may assail them. but they will 8
' Z. !, the brighter By the assault, and
hose become more conspicuous Democ
wish NAV well feel proud Of the rec
n 49,, .e The truth i always more Pows
have than : lie. The truth grows in pt
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